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Value Purely aspectual system
Language:
Batavia Creole
Parameter:
Tense-aspect systems
References
Philippe 2011
: 53ff.
Examples
Asi mesmu nu akel momentu ile
ste
trimi [...].
Asi
so
mesmu
self
nu
loc
akel
dem
momentu
moment
ile
3sg
ste
prog
trimi
tremble
[...].
[...]
So at that moment he was trembling […].
See
Philippe 2011
: 54
Undi
dja
anda?
Undi
where
dja
pfv
anda?
go
Where did he go?
See
Philippe 2011
: 144
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